13-Turn Wye dLRK Hex "Blue Wonder" 24-gram Outrunner $23 Shipped

This is an improvement on the setup that inspired the description "just oozes niftiness" because the wire fit is visually perfect -- you can kind of see how neat it is in the picture. I added a refinement that essentially eliminates the Wye "common wire" pigtail. So okay, it's pretty and all, but does it dance?

It's wound with an extremely high grade of wire from gobrushless.com -- they sell it as "Microdan Wire." Results have been improved over standard wires. Recent efforts along these lines have been outstanding, and this one is no exception. Using a Hextronik 620 MAH 3S HD battery and 8040 GWS prop it cranked out:

10474 RPM @ 10.76 volts and 9.18 amps.

This translates to 562 grams -- or 19.8 ounces -- of thrust with a Badcock rating of 74.5% system efficiency. This is a vast improvement over stock winds in this category while delivering the smooth throttle response and quiet running of dLRK. Similar effectiveness can be expected from 7x5 or 7x6 APC props, and it does a creditable job with the GWS 0947 or 9050 props run 2S, should you sway that way.

If you're in Canada and Real Nice (but who there isn't?) I might also ship under compelling circumstances, but it does require filling out forms and waiting in line and stuff like that (which I Do Not Like) and does cost a bit more. On the other hand I love Canada, so quite often sentiment wins out over good sense.